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I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. the Federal Government under the State Criminal Allen Assistance Program. which we refer to as SCAAP. reimburses part of the expenses that States and localities incur in incarcerating illegal immigrants who have been convicted of a felony or of two or more misdemeanors. And. in fact. I would bring the Chambers attention. Mr. Speaker. to a report that was issued by the GAO in April of 2005 that identifies that the Federal Government is reimbursing 25 percent of the cost of the incarceration of criminal aliens within the institutions in the United States. But H.R. 1512 expands the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program to compensate States for incarcerating illegal immigrants who are charged with. and not only convicted. which is under the current program. charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors. I stand here. Mr.